200Gb/s Transmission over 20km of FMF Fiber using Mode Group Multiplexing and Direct Detection

ECOC 2018

Section : Fiber networks
Publication date: 2018

Authors: Kaoutar Benyahya 1, Christian Simonneau 1, AmirhosseinGhazisaeidi1, Rafael Rios Muller 1, Marianne Bigot2, Pierre Sillard2, Pu Jian3, Guillaume Labroille3, Jeremie Renaudier1, Gabriel Charlet1

1Nokia Bell Labs, France
2Prysmian Group, France
3Cailabs, France

Abstract

We demonstrate 200Gb/s bidirectional transmission over 20km of step-index FMF fiber using selective excitation of 4 mode groups, direct detection and a single laser in each propagative direction.